different between neotenic vs paedomorphic
neotenic
English
Etymology
neoteny +? -ic
Adjective
neotenic (not comparable)
- Exhibiting neoteny
Synonyms
- pedomorphic
Translations
Noun
neotenic (plural neotenics)
- Such an organism
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paedomorphic
English
Alternative forms
- pædomorphic
- pedomorphic
Etymology
From paedo- +? -morphic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pi?d?(?)?m??f?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pid??m??f?k/, /?p?d??m??f?k/
- ,
- Rhymes: -??(r)f?k
Adjective
paedomorphic (comparative more paedomorphic, superlative most paedomorphic)
- Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. [from 19th c.]
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 744:
- Based on pedomorphic changes in the fossils of Paleolithic humans, Wrangham has suggested that a similar process has been taking place in human evolution during the past thirty to fifty thousand years, and may still be taking place.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 744:
Synonyms
- neotenic
Related terms
- paedomorphism, pedomorphism
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